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ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Alvin Serrano Snchez

Universidad of Turabo
Workshop One
ENGL 245

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

1. Define terms:
a. Grammar: The study of the way that the sentences or words of a language
are constructed, esp. the study of morphology and syntax.
b. Parts of Speech: Is a word classification for precise distinctions
c. Sentence: one or more words that express and statement; compound by
subject and predicate.

Pre- test: Circle each of the following parts of speech in each sentence.

A. Find the NOUN(s) in each sentence.

1. Please put these new books in the bookcase over there.
2. A computer can store and retrieve information.
3. Does Tim live in a house or in an apartment?
4. Ms. Enriquez believes wealth cannot buy happiness.
5. Her loyalty and honesty made her a great friend.

B. Find the VERB in each sentence.

1. Joey ran to the store.
2. The boxer is strong.
3. The teacher helped the student with her homework.
4. Thick clouds cover the planet Venus.
5. Inside the classroom was a happy teacher.

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C. Find the PRONOUN in each sentence.

1. A spotted coat helps the leopard hide from its prey.
2. Snow covered the ballpark earlier, but it melted.
3. Ken came by and picked up his basketball before supper.
4. Many artists built their studios in old warehouses.

D. Find the ADJECTIVE(s) in each sentence.

1. The huge crowd appeared excited and restless.
2. Two old prospectors and a weary mule trudged across the desert.
3. The loyal fans cheered their team in the game.
4. Our European guests were weary after the long trip.

E. Find the PREPOSITION(s) in each sentence.

1. The library will hold the book until tomorrow.
2. The messenger for the company stopped several times along the route.
3. The meeting of the Security Council took place at ten oclock in a private area of the
building.
4. The prompter sat behind the scenery with a small flashlight.
5. The elephants lumbered past us toward the water hole.

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Error Analysis

Everyone make mistakes, its just a part of life, and its also a good thing. Error Analysis is
a language learning form, a method used to document these errors that by fact, every
learner will make. There are specific mistakes that even native speakers make when
speaking their own language. This technique does not focus on the unsystematic mistakes
but on the systematic errors that a foreigner learner could hold on to while translating his
mother tongue to the second one.

Feedback its most necessary in the learning process. Error Analysis forms gives the tools
to the teachers for a better research on how the subject is progressing. A mistake can be
self-corrected by the speaker, because he may know the right system, while an error may
need an immediate feedback to point out and be corrected. It is inevitable that learners
make mistakes in the process of acquiring a new language.

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Quizzes

ENGLISH GRAMMAR